Proverbs 22:6-7
New King James Version
7 The (B)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
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- Proverbs 22:6 Even
Proverbs 22:6-7
Good News Translation
6 (A)Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.
7 Poor people are slaves of the rich. Borrow money and you are the lender's slave.
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Proverbs 22:6-7
The Message
6 Point your kids in the right direction—
when they’re old they won’t be lost.
7 The poor are always ruled over by the rich,
so don’t borrow and put yourself under their power.
Proverbs 22:6-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 Train children in the right way,
and when old, they will not stray.(A)
7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.(B)
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